In this month’s Health Advocate, we summarize some of the major provisions in the final rule that are new to Medicaid and identify opportunities for advocates to improve their states’ Medicaid managed care programs and ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to the information and services to which they are entitled.
In "Detrimental Effects of Allowing States to Waive the Essential Health Benefits," Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld and Staff Attorney Héctor Hernández-Delgado explain how…